Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 March 2016
571. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to facilitate a further meeting between himself, his officials and the management of Sligo Airport to discuss the progress to date on funding for the airport which he discussed during his last meeting with the airports directors in Sligo in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4853/16]
View answerFollowing the completion of a Value for Money Review of the Regional Airports Programme published in 2011, the Government decided that funding for Sligo and Galway Airports under that Programme would cease from 2012 onwards. That review took account of a number of factors such as overlapping catchment areas, improvements in surface transport and the need to ensure the most effective use of Exchequer resources to support the regional airports network serving the Irish public, both in terms of business and tourism.
There are no plans to revisit that decision.
